Flamethrower for the garden

Discussion in 'The Lounge Bar' started by CL1, Mar 25, 2015.

  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v2iD9iNfh0U

    The XM42 flamethrower is made by Ion Productions, a game development studio whose about page only features one person holding an assault rifle. The flamethrower comes with a basic model at $699 or with a fancier body for $799. Fueling the fire of the XM42 is 87 octane gasoline, which can produce a stream of flame that reaches up to 25 feet. It’s purported as the first commercially available handheld flamethrower, though a quick search reveals other flamethrowers available, albeit ones that require users to strap fuel canisters to their backs.

    http://www.popsci.com/flamethrower-might-get-crowdfunding-approval
     
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  2. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    I wonder if the first customer review will be from someone called Ripley....
     
  3. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    yeah but

    "just one of those things managed to kill my entire crew"
     
  4. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    or Crispy!
     
  5. Bernard85

    Bernard85 WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    good day cl1.25th march.2015. 07:22pm re:flamethrower for the garden.no i would be worried if my neighbour had one.after what happened on the resent plane crash.the co.pilot locket the captain out of cockpit.and crashed the plane,if you had a tiff with your neighbour he or she turns on there flamethrower.not at all keen.regards bernard85.
     
  6. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

     
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  7. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    We own one of these. Great for weeds and ice but a little weak in terms of setting anything (someone) alight from a distance.

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  8. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    Can I get a 2inch mortar to deal with the moles?
     
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  9. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    We had a number of these at work for a while, until Health & Safety said no!!
     
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  10. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    Killjoys!
     
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  11. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Absolutely! :mad:
     
  12. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

     
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  13. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    You'd need at least a 60mm to clean the burrows out thoroughly.
     
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  14. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    This will suffice in the UK

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  15. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    A flamethrower can be a very handy household tool with many uses. For instance, when you want to light your fireplace at Christmas:

    [​IMG]https://gifer.com/en/LCew
     

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